Samsung Galaxy M31 vs Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2020	Mar 11, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€240

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches 164.0 x 75.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g)	7.80 oz (221.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue, Black, Red	Black, white, blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.97% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	PLS, 90Hz
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Mali-G52 MP1
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
32 MP (HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 07, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMM315F	Date approved: Mar 22, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMM127G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.51 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy M31 Specs	Samsung Galaxy M12 Specs